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Astrid - LiveJournal.comTue, 06 Dec 2016 14:44:37 GMTLiveJournal / LiveJournal.comastridv1140828personalhttp://l-userpic.livejournal.com/117538019/1140828Astridhttp://astridv.livejournal.com/
100100http://astridv.livejournal.com/529402.htmlTue, 06 Dec 2016 14:44:37 GMTYesterday's Paddleboard triphttp://astridv.livejournal.com/529402.html
aka The One Where I had to hack a passage through the ice with my paddles to get out...<br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/379835/379835_original.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/380391/380391_original.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/380533/380533_original.jpg"><br />Yep, that was new. :)<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/525615.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=525615" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/529402.htmlsupkayakoutdoorspublic5http://astridv.livejournal.com/529121.htmlMon, 28 Nov 2016 11:37:22 GMTBouldering!cathttp://astridv.livejournal.com/529121.html
Found via <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://disobey-gravity.dreamwidth.org/profile" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png" alt="[community profile] " width="16" height="16" style="vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;" /></a><a href="http://disobey-gravity.dreamwidth.org/" rel="nofollow"><b>disobey_gravity</b></a></span>: Kitty scaling a bouldering wall<br /><br /><lj-embed id="37" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/525536.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=525536" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/529121.htmlclimbingpublic0http://astridv.livejournal.com/528641.htmlSun, 27 Nov 2016 11:38:50 GMThttp://astridv.livejournal.com/528641.html
Behold, more boating pics. For I was paddleboarding yesterday and the frost on the grass in combination with the fog in the air made for an enchanting atmosphere. I didn't even mind the cold (much) because it was so beautiful.<br /><br />I took the pics with my phone so they got a bit darker than it actually was, but considering I took them from a moving board, vaguely pointing in the right direction while trying not to spin off course, I'm really happy with how they turned out. <br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/379138/379138_original.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/378749/378749_original.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/378541/378541_original.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/378975/378975_original.jpg"><a name='cutid1-end'></a><br /><br />This is the creek that runs through town. It's usually too shallow for canoeing, but my board doesn't need a lot of water underneath when I don't put on the fin. I only touched ground a few times when passing groundsills; hope the level will rise another 20cm or so in the coming weeks. That would be perfect.<a name='cutid1-end'></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/525151.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=525151" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/528641.htmlsuppaddlingkayakoutdoorspublic11http://astridv.livejournal.com/528606.htmlFri, 25 Nov 2016 22:12:40 GMTPaddleboard Picshttp://astridv.livejournal.com/528606.html
Oh man, it's been half a year since I last posted here. There are so many distractions. I'll see if I can change that and be a bit more present here.<br /><br />Anyway, this year I fullfilled a longtime dream of mine and got a paddleboard... they're making them inflatable now, so being carless is no longer an issue. I've spent a considerable part of my free time this year on various rivers in the area, and here are some photos. I hope they can convey some of the beauty and joy you get while paddling.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/376870/376870_original.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/376647/376647_original.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/376511/376511_original.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/377957/377957_original.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/377752/377752_original.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/376267/376267_original.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/374935/374935_original.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/375343/375343_original.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/376033/376033_original.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/375774/375774_original.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/377352/377352_original.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/374402/374402_original.jpg"><br /><a name='cutid1-end'></a><br /><br />I plan to go tomorrow as well... been keeping my eye on the outside temps and water levels and it's looking promising. :)<a name='cutid1-end'></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/524920.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=524920" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/528606.htmlsupkayakpublic16http://astridv.livejournal.com/527901.htmlMon, 04 Apr 2016 18:05:05 GMTFanart: Ward & Kara, a moment of rare peacehttp://astridv.livejournal.com/527901.html
I got a couple prompts for Kara, Grant and puppies so: voilà. :o)<br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/365912/365912_original.jpg"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/524424.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=524424" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/527901.htmlgrant wardfanartgrant ward deserved betterkara palamasagents_of_shieldno character hate in comments plskara palamas deserved betterpublic6http://astridv.livejournal.com/527769.htmlSat, 26 Mar 2016 21:02:23 GMTAOS fanart: Renegades #3http://astridv.livejournal.com/527769.html
In which Fitz and Simmons join Ward’s and Mike’s ragtag team. <br /><br /><img src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/astridv/1140828/365616/365616_original.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/1983828" rel="nofollow">Renegades series on AO3</a><br /><br />I'm really happy with how this turned out. :) I asked for prompts and got so many different character suggestions that I thought, why not do an ensemble piece.<br /><br />(no character hate in comments please.)<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/524133.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=524133" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/527769.htmlgrant wardfanartgrant ward deserved betterkara palamasagents_of_shieldskyekara palamas deserved betterpublic6http://astridv.livejournal.com/527560.htmlMon, 29 Feb 2016 11:31:57 GMTAOS fic recs, recs post in progress (Skyeward + Gen)http://astridv.livejournal.com/527560.html
<p><u><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2" style="font-size: 11pt">Skyeward:</font></font></u><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2" style="font-size: 11pt"><br /><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F5635126&amp;t=MThjMWZjNTU2MDU0N2FmNTFlZjliMmVhNWRhNzZmOTMzZGI4NGI3NyxRWTg4QzJGNg%3D%3D" rel="nofollow"><br /><span style="font-size: larger;">What Kind of Man - SarahRoseSerena (WIP)</span></a></font></font></p> <p>Chapters: 5/? (29307 words)<br /><b>Relationships:</b> SkyeWard, Leo Fitz &amp; Skye/Daisy<br />Characters: ensemble plus cameos<br /><b>Additional Tags:</b> Hellfire, Parallel Universes, quakefire, Redos, Post 3x10, Multiverse<br /><b>Summary: </b></p> <blockquote>&ldquo;Jumping around parallel planes, changing the course of a hundred histories, altering timelines wherever she goes. She&rsquo;s made a mess out of the universe, you know. For you.&rdquo;</blockquote> <blockquote>Daisy is shifting earth on nothing but her grief, her determination, her command of tectonic plates and the heartbeat of this planet. On a mission to save the world from the Destroyer that spread the disease. The ancient Inhuman in Grant Ward&rsquo;s body.</blockquote> <blockquote>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no coming back from this, Skye. But you knew that when you started.&rdquo;</blockquote> This fic was inspired by the Interdimensional Time Travel gifset series, and it&rsquo;s one of the best stories out there right now, imo. Gripping plot and amazing characterization of Skye/Daisy in particular. This is the Skye I was longing to see on the show!<br /> I&rsquo;m not sure where she&rsquo;s going with the plot but I&rsquo;m on tenterhooks.<br /> &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;<br /> <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F5066314&amp;t=ZjZkOWNlN2VlNzM1ZjI1NDVjYTBiMDM4MmMwMWZlNTQ1NzE4MTI5MixTeU9EaWw2RQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">hello from the other side; - thatbluebox</a><br /> 8913 words<br /> <p>Skyeward &amp; OCs<br />Tags: AU, henchdog au, ft. the henchdogs aka grant ward&rsquo;s most trusted henchmen, the season 3 we deserve</p> <b>Summary: </b>There is a lasting second of heavy silence before they begin to talk strategy and disarming SHIELD, its key players, and weaponry. But it must all be in their heads, the team decides, because their leader is thorough. His face slips into a cool mask of sparking fury, which transforms the indifference of his tone. SHIELD&rsquo;s reckoning has come once again and they will be at the forefront, he promises. <i>But then his fingers linger on the photo of a brunette agent for a moment too long, and, for a moment, they&rsquo;re not so sure.</i><br /> &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;<br /> <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F2781662&amp;t=NmQyNTQ5NGFlN2I1NjFlMzU2YjMwNWJlMTQyOTZlNDkzZWZjNmY5OSx2UkZQS0FtdA%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Things - Overdressedtokill [complete] &raquo;</a><br /> <p>24353 words<br />Skye/Grant Ward<br />Tags: Inhumans, Future Fic, AU - Canon Divergence<br /><b>Summary:</b> Future canon. Grant&rsquo;s got powers now. But he doesn&rsquo;t want to be back on the team. He doesn&rsquo;t want anything to do with any of them. Especially not Skye.</p> &mdash;&mdash;<br /> <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F3696071&amp;t=Zjg0MjgxMTM1M2IzODA1MjdlZjg4YThiODIyZDIyMjNmYjgxNjJiNixxSVoyZENRYQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Across the Board, by </a><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fusers%2FEienvine%2Fpseuds%2FEienvine&amp;t=YjllZDQ2YTQ0NjUzZjE5YThkZjhhMzYzNWJlMWIyMmUxNzExZGIzZSxxSVoyZENRYQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Eienvine</a><br /> <p>Chapters: 11/13, 164611 words<br />Skye/Ward, team, Kara; future fic; slow burn; action<br /><b>Summary: </b>Skye once thought that she would hate Grant Ward forever. But time has a way of changing things, even hate.</p> It&rsquo;s a slow burn Skyeward fic that also has wonderful Kara&amp;Ward friendship moments. And cool action spy stuff as backdrop to the careful character development.<br /> &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;<br /> Okay, I don&rsquo;t remember how much SW was in this next one but it&rsquo;s hilarious:<br /> <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F4612005&amp;t=ZmU3M2Q5ZTgyN2E1MmY2YmUwN2Q5MWIzZmU3NTg2MzE2OGNmNmRmNSxCdHJkMVpHZw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">House of Hydra</a> by <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fusers%2FCaptainSummerDay%2Fpseuds%2FCaptainSummerDay&amp;t=OTdhY2JiNDNmZTU0MzUxMzhjMWI5Zjc1MTRkNzk4YTQ1YWRjYjIzMCxCdHJkMVpHZw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">CaptainSummerDay</a><br /> <strong>Summary </strong><br /> <em>In a bid to attract new investors, Ward decides that Hydra is in need of rebranding and a change of direction.<br /> Otherwise known as Agents of Shield if Tyra Banks took over as showrunner in Season 3.</em><br /> &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&ndash;<br /> <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F1776598&amp;t=NDJhODQzOWJlOTlhN2IyZjAxYTIyNjc4MTFjYmUxMWZhOWUwYjNkMCxCdHJkMVpHZw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Switching it Off (and turning it on again)</a> by CaptainSummerDay<br /> <p>Skye/Ward, Fitz, Simmons; IT tech AU; industry spies and IT guys/romance; <br /><br /><b>Summary:</b> <em>Skye loves her job at Shield Consulting. There&rsquo;s only one thing that can cast a cloud of grief on her day.<br />Dealing with Tech Support.<br /><br /> Office AU in which Grant makes a bad first impression.</em><br /><br />Cool plot, kickass Skye. Here&rsquo;s a dose of happiness after the finale that should never have been.</p> &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&ndash;<br /> <p><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F3306200&amp;t=OWEwYzQ4MDY3OTNiZDdkZWUxZTVlMGUyMmVlMGM4YzgxMzNhMDE2MCxCdHJkMVpHZw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Stay the Course</a> by eedmund [now complete!]<br />Skye/Ward, Agent 33, Mike Peterson, team; action/adventure/romance; warning: graphic violence; 51835 words<br /><b>Summary:</b> The course of love never did run smooth but, let&rsquo;s be real honest, no course runs smooth for Skye and Ward. Skye&rsquo;s trying to find out who or what she really is and her fact finding mission leads her and her friends back to S.H.I.E.L.D. and into a nasty altercation with a terrorist group. (part 4 of &ldquo;An Honest Conversation&rdquo;)</p> &mdash;&mdash;&mdash;<br />This one sadly doesn&rsquo;t seem to be updated any more but I&rsquo;d read it anyway because it&rsquo;s SO GOOD.<br /> <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F3117572&amp;t=YmNhZGY2MjcyNWM2NzFjOTRiZTZmNjM3NTIzZGEzNDEzYmVmYTNlNSx1elVFSVpkSA%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">To Break Nature&rsquo;s Rule (44675 words) by Quakey </a><br /> <p style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm">With her newly-awakened powers, Skye doesn&rsquo;t dare go back to SHIELD for fear of hurting the people she loves. Good thing she doesn&rsquo;t care about Ward.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F5332154&amp;t=ZTE2ZmQxZTIxZDYxMTBmZjJjNjYyMGMyMWI3ODU1OTA0YjQxMTU5OSxnZXFqbHRXdw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size: medium;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt">Getting Some Answers -1stly_fannish_writing_dispensary</font></font></span></a></p> <p><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="2" style="font-size: 11pt">Chapters: 12/?<br />Characters: Ward, OCs, team<br />Additional Tags: Feels, Continuation of feels<br />Series: Part 2 of <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fseries%2F362018&amp;t=ZTEzNjZkYjNmMWU0Njg3ZTc5ZDFmODg3NTI4MWQwMDY4NjBkMjJlNixnZXFqbHRXdw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Not As You Thought</a><br />Summary: </font></font></p> Where Ward is made use of by Coulson again, but Ward&rsquo;s relationship with his team (Mendez, Sayers and Carl&amp;Carl) deepens.<br /> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"><a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/i-like-this-fic" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size: smaller;">i like this fic</span></a><span style="font-size: smaller;">, </span><a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/it-has-a-different-feel" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size: smaller;">it has a different feel</span></a><span style="font-size: smaller;">, </span><a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/heavy-on-the-ocs" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size: smaller;">heavy on the ocs</span></a><span style="font-size: smaller;">, </span><a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/very-compelling-ocs" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size: smaller;">very compelling ocs</span></a><span style="font-size: smaller;">, </span><a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/part-2-in-a-series-but-can-be-read-on-its-own" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size: smaller;">part 2 in a series but can be read on its own</span></a><span style="font-size: smaller;">, </span><a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/ignore-the-wonky-formatting-at-the-end-of-ch-1" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size: smaller;">ignore the wonky formatting at the end of ch 1</span></a><span style="font-size: smaller;">, </span><a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/deals-with-mental-illness" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size: smaller;">deals with mental illness</span></a><span style="font-size: smaller;">, </span><a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/%28the-way-the-show-should-have-and-didn%27t%29" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size: smaller;">(the way the show should have and didn't)</span></a><span style="font-size: smaller;">,</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">&nbsp;<a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F5799838&amp;t=OTczOTQyM2FhNmQ3Yjg4YmM4YTdhYTgzZWQ1MmUxNDFjM2FjZWRiMixNelB3c050RA%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">nobody knows the trouble we've seen (and nobody knows the price of this dream) - serenitysea</a></p> <p><b>Relationships:</b> Skye/Grant Ward<br /><b>Additional Tags:</b> Romance, Angst, Prequel, these feels are nothing we were ever trained for, Love, AU, s2 divergence, Grief<br />Series: Part 5 of <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fseries%2F363812&amp;t=NDAwOWM4NTliYjhiMWU1MzZiNGJjOTIzMWNhZDM0ZjQxMjY4M2IwZSxNelB3c050RA%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">she&rsquo;s so fierce and full of that fire || the lara au</a><br /><br /><b>Summary: </b>the story of how skye and ward become the best team since <i>strike team delta</i>.</p> <p style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm">&hellip;for hydra.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F5690107&amp;t=NGUzNGU4NzdhNGQyMzZhNjk4ZDA5YmM2YzI2YjVkN2VjYjRhMGRkOCw5bm9xSWdQeA%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">fic rec: Silver Bells - Sreya</a></p> Additional Tags: Skyeward Secret Santa<br /> <b>Summary: </b><br /> <p style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm">So we have Skye and Grant Ward in New York City on Christmas Eve. In the wake of the Battle of New York from the Avengers. Because it&rsquo;s an AU and I can do that.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.5cm"><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F5657863&amp;t=ZTM4OWYwOWI2YzBmMTE1NDMwYmY3NTM2N2U0OGMyMDg2Y2E0M2FhMyw2dENBZkhNTw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Last Action (anti)Hero - Matarreyes &raquo;</a></p> <p>Characters: Grant Ward<br />Additional Tags: FIx It, yes another one, You are welcome, this time with a healthy dose of meta, Ward meets his creators, he is about as impressed as we all are<br /><strong>Summary:&nbsp;</strong><em>He was born a puppet and he died a puppet, his friends and enemies all simple playthings in hands of random TV Gods - a twist that no one in the world&rsquo;s best spy agency could ever imagine&hellip;</em></p><em>But now he knows, he tells himself. And knowledge is power. </em><p style="margin-bottom: 0.5cm"><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F5637301&amp;t=MDM0NDc2MDdmOWYzOWNkN2ZmNDNkODAyOGNkOTMyNjJkZGY0MmRjYyxhUlVCSTZVVA%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">This Is Not Mine, But I Want It To Be - ExcellentlyEllen (WIP)</a></p> <p>Relationships: Skye | Daisy Johnson/Grant Ward, Leo Fitz/Jemma Simmons/Grant Ward, Phil Coulson &amp; Skye | Daisy Johnson, Phil Coulson &amp; Grant Ward, Leo Fitz/Jemma Simmons, Lance Hunter/Bobbi Morse, Lance Hunter/Grant Ward<br /><br />Additional Tags: Weirdness, Meeting Again, shield vs enemies, sorrynotsorry<br />Summary:</p> <p style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm">This is not a Grant Ward redemption story. Because Grant Ward doesn&rsquo;t need redemption.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.5cm"><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F5518400&amp;t=MmIwMGFhNzFlMDRmN2I1MzYzMWUzOThlMTJlN2JjOGYxY2Q2YzI0ZSxoYjJ2bXJKQw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">soon the bells will start - Anuna &raquo;</a></p> <b>Summary: </b>Skye, Ward and Christmas; times five.<br /> <p style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm">Tags: Skyeward Secret Santa, Gift Fic, prompt based fic, AU - Canon Divergence, Ward was never hydra, five christmasses, Fluff, Little bit of angst, Domesticity</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.5cm"><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F5403686&amp;t=NzFmZjkyY2IwNzQ4YTA3ZTk3YzBiYjA0MmZkNTYwYTRmNWYxYjhhOSxQTVd0WW9ldw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">And Death flipped a coin - Matarreyes &raquo;</a></p> <p><b>Relationships:</b> Skye/Ward<br /><b>Additional Tags:</b> a fixit that fixes everything, post 3.10 clusterfuck of an episode, specifically designed to helf bleach it from our minds, warning: death is an actual character in it, warning: a mention of a dead child (not related to any characters) strictly for plot purposes, obviously spoilers for the 3.10 episode &ldquo;Maveth&rdquo;</p> <b>Summary:</b> &ldquo;<i>Death isn&acute;t good or evil, little girl. Death, simply, is. It can be timely or not. It can be calm or sad. May be a tragedy, may be a blessing. Death and rebirth are tied together, just as good and evil are. Two sides of the same coin. Or did you think it was a modern saying?&rdquo; (2990 words)</i><br /> &mdash;<br /> <p style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm">This story really does it: it rights everything, gives everything a purpose, it turns the absolute hideousness that was &ldquo;Maveth&rdquo; into something beautiful. It makes me so happy.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.5cm"><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F5394899&amp;t=ZjNhZTI0ZmUzMmIyMmNiNjIxYTUzODU2OTU5YjQ5MTQzNzA0YjIxOSxsZGxNY3dyTg%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">What Would You Do If You Could Start It All Again? - Orlissa &raquo;</a></p> <p>Skyeward, 2147 words<br /><br /><b>Additional Tags: </b>Midseason finale fix it, Sorta speculation for the end of S3, Post-possession Ward, Skyeward is mostly implied, It&rsquo;s not a happy piece, but there&rsquo;s light at the end of the tunnel, Mentions of suicidal tendencies</p> <p><b>Summary: </b><i>Grant Ward was dead &ndash; that she knows for fact. And then he was back &ndash; sort of; in body, or what, hosting an ancient Inhuman. But when It was gone, jumping to another host as they fought, they expected &ndash; she expected &ndash; Ward to be gone, now for good. And yet he remained, lying on the ground&ndash;<br />Breathing.</i></p> <p style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm">The creature leaves Ward&rsquo;s body, leaving him alive but lost and Skye needs to face the consequences.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.5cm"><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F5391944&amp;t=MjY2OGI3OTEzZDdjYWU1ZjM2NzEyNDJkZTZjY2JkMDFiOTc3MTAyNyxDVUFETXg1Qg%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">A Chrismukkah Carol - SlightlyTwistedSilverware, WelshWitch1011 &raquo;</a></p> <p>Chapters: 1/? <br /><b>Warnings:</b> Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death<br />Relationships: Skyeward<br /><b>Characters:</b> Grant Ward, Phil Coulson, Skye, Grant Ward&rsquo;s Mother, Grant Ward&rsquo;s Father, Thomas Ward, Christian Ward, John Garrett, Antoine Triplett, Jemma Simmons, Leo Fitz<br /><b>Additional Tags: </b>WTF Was That Crap?, AOS Has The Worst Writers In TV History, Ward/Garrett Abuse, Past Child Abuse, Coulson learns a lesson, Skyeward - Freeform, Ward is Hellfire, Second Chances, Spoilers For Crappy Mid-Season Finale, Ward redemption</p> <b>Summary: </b><br /> &lsquo;Following his depraved act of vengeance, Director Coulson is taught the true meaning of second chances.&rsquo;<br /> <p style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm">Or, the one where Coulson&rsquo;s called out for being such a double-standard loving, turbo d-bag.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.5cm">fuck-ups don&rsquo;t fix bullet holes</p> <a href="http://kisapandemonium.tumblr.com/post/134562592464" rel="nofollow">kisapandemonium</a>:<br /> <blockquote>flashback <a href="http://kisapandemonium.tumblr.com/killers-for-hire" rel="nofollow">killers for hire</a> for a very special girl. the first time skye fishes a bullet out of grant. <font size="2">With apologies to Ali.</font></blockquote> <blockquote>&ndash;</blockquote> <blockquote><a href="http://kisapandemonium.tumblr.com/post/134562592464/fuck-ups-dont-fix-bullet-holes" rel="nofollow">Keep reading</a></blockquote> <em>&ldquo;God damn it. You are so fucking bad at surgery.&rdquo;</em><br /> <p style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm">Heh. That was awesome! I love Killers for Hire!</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F4873093&amp;t=MTg3OGEwZWNlNTAzM2EwYjM4NDU2NTIxNmRjNDkyZTRmYmNmNGU5YyxLU3NRODExMA%3D%3D" rel="nofollow"><i>selfish - Overdressedtokill (SkyeStan) &raquo;</i></a></p> <p style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm">2824 words, Part 17 of <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fseries%2F106799&amp;t=NGM4MDY5MTllN2FhOWYzNzEzOWUzOTVjYjE1YzRiOGY1ZjZjMmM4MCxLU3NRODExMA%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Killers for Hire (SkyeWard AU)</a><br />Rating: Explicit<br />Tags: AU, Killers for Hire, Blow Jobs<br />Summary: skye and grant celebrate an actual anniversary (since they actually got married a year ago, what?) and, you know, grant gets what he&rsquo;s always wanted.</p><br /><p><span style="font-style: normal"><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fseries%2F310920&amp;t=ZWIzMzNjYjFhMzRiODc3MmUzMzIwZjY4MDE4ZGExZTUyMmU2ZTMyYSx4eWxWZ1RFdQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Demolishing Bridges (Academy AU)</a> by favored fire<br />Skyeward, Fitz, Simmons<br />Tags: AU - SHIELD Academy, Angst, Trust Issues, Lies, Emotional Baggage, Friendship, Team Dynamics</span><i><br /></i><span style="font-style: normal"><br />Summary: </span><i>It&rsquo;s been weeks and Ward&rsquo;s still ignoring her. She&rsquo;s not sure how she&rsquo;s going to fix things or get Fitzsimmons to stop asking questions, but she has to. Especially if she wants to figure out what secrets he&rsquo;s hiding. Maybe a group test will help get him talking to her again-</i></p> <p style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"><i>Or maybe everything will go to hell as it always does instead.</i></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><a href="http://ift.tt/1EWDDmT" rel="nofollow">Give Me Anything but Blue</a> by <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fift.tt%2F1pDlq3O&amp;t=Nzg4MjBjYjQyYWM3MjMwOTk1NTVmODdkZDQwN2I2NTE0OGU1ZmU1YywwOXU3ellzNQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Overdressedtokill (SkyeStan)</a></p><div>For the SkyeWard month prompt AU: Tahiti. A series of almosts.<br />Words: 1583<br />Series: Part 1 of <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fift.tt%2F1EWDDmV&amp;t=MzhkMTgyOWExMTdhODA0ZmRmNzA4ZDY5ZTVlM2NlNTYxNzEzNzUyMCwwOXU3ellzNQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Tahiti Prompts: Give Me Anything But Blue</a><br />Relationships: <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fift.tt%2F1xAciPX&amp;t=M2FlNjAyYjFjOWNmZGZjYzhmMTYyNmY2M2Q5MmQ2Y2ZiOTkwMDZlNSwwOXU3ellzNQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Skye | Daisy Johnson/Grant Ward</a>, <br />Additional Tags: <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fift.tt%2FSqj84u&amp;t=MTkyNDFkMGJlMDU4YTllMzEwYjU3ODk1ZjhmY2IzYmZlMzM5NDlhMiwwOXU3ellzNQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Memory Alteration</a>, <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fift.tt%2F16KEEgR&amp;t=ODRlZmE3MWM3MWE0ZTA2MjRlZGRhMGExNmRjOGM3YTVlMzMyY2M3NSwwOXU3ellzNQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Tahiti</a> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"><a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/be-prepared" rel="nofollow">be prepared</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/not-happy-skyeward" rel="nofollow">not happy skyeward</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/at-least-not-yet" rel="nofollow">at least not yet</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/I-hate-the-tahiti-plot-device-and-seeing-this-as-the-outcome" rel="nofollow">I hate the tahiti plot device and seeing this as the outcome</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/is-satisfying" rel="nofollow">is satisfying</a>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F4530183&amp;t=NDhmNjhlYWZmMDliZWYxODk5YjE4MjMwMTBjYjhmYjZhY2Y2ZTBlMyxOa0lyYml2Yg%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Ledger Dripping Red - Alkeni (WIP)</a></p> <p>WIP: 7/? (29127 words)<br />Natasha Romanov &amp; Grant Ward, Natasha &amp; Clint, Skye/Ward (eventually)<br /><b>Tags:</b> AU - Canon Divergence, Redemption, Romanov and Ward Worked Together In The Past, Romanov has no patience with the way the Team treats Ward, Diverges after 2x02, Redemption isn&rsquo;t easy but that doesn&rsquo;t mean you don&rsquo;t try</p> <b>Summary:</b> &ldquo;You&rsquo;re a killer, Grant. You made mistakes, and all that was compounded by what Garrett did to you.&rdquo; Romanoff walked back up to the laser barrier. &ldquo;Your ledger drips red. If you want to try to blot it out, to try to settle your accounts, then I can give you that chance.&rdquo; Even if she had to break him out of the cell. &ldquo;Think about it.&rdquo;<br /> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"><a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/grant-ward" rel="nofollow">grant ward</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/natasha-romanoff" rel="nofollow">natasha romanoff</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/my-two-favorite-characters-in-one-fic" rel="nofollow">my two favorite characters in one fic</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/and-I%27ve-always-said" rel="nofollow">and I've always said</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/if-one-person-can-understand-Ward" rel="nofollow">if one person can understand Ward</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/it%27s-Natasha" rel="nofollow">it's Natasha</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/because-she%27s-been-there" rel="nofollow">because she's been there</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/Clint-gave-her-a-second-chance" rel="nofollow">Clint gave her a second chance</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/and-she-wants-to-pay-it-forward" rel="nofollow">and she wants to pay it forward</a>.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">every single night pray the sun&rsquo;ll rise, but it&rsquo;s coming down</p> <a href="http://kalaswolfang.tumblr.com/post/128210510546" rel="nofollow">kalaswolfang</a>:<br /> <blockquote><font size="2">she&rsquo;s the maid of honor, he&rsquo;s the best man, and they couldn&rsquo;t be more different.</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font size="2">basically you&rsquo;ve got a fitzsimmons destination wedding and skye and ward bickering and everyone seeing the sexual tension but them. that&rsquo;s it. that&rsquo;s the plot.</font></blockquote> <blockquote><font size="2">skyeward month, week 2 day 3: humor</font></blockquote> <blockquote style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> <font size="2"><i><b>i&rsquo;m such a fool to pay this price </b></i></font><font size="2"><b>| </b></font><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F4715003%2Fchapters%2F10769906&amp;t=NDg4MGFhMjEyNTY2MjliNjgzYThlOGM1OTc3OWZhODJkOWY4YTk5OSxZd2U0NG1Tbw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow"><font size="2"><i><b>ao3</b></i></font></a></blockquote> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><i><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F4428500&amp;t=N2M5N2UyNDM1ZTI2ZjZkZmU4YzY1M2EyZDUxNTcyMzYxODhmZmZiZCxhWDd3V0gxOQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Ignition Point - Capercaillie &raquo;</a></i></p> 7901 words, Part 1 of <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fseries%2F294083&amp;t=MWYwZjBhYWRmZWQ2ZTU0MDFiZjY5Y2M5MWI4ZGE0M2MxMmUwMGU1ZCxhWDd3V0gxOQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Confessions of a Justified Sinner</a><br /> <p>Skye/Ward, Kara, Hunter, May, Fitz, Coulson<br />Tags: Hellfire!Ward, Kara &amp; Grant, Post-S2, AU - Canon Divergence, Supernatural Elements, Redemption<br /><b>Summary: </b></p> All his life Grant Ward&rsquo;s learned not to ask questions.<br /> But following a standard job gone south, Ward&rsquo;s more in need of information than ever. Pursued by former associates and haunted by demons a little more physical than figurative, Ward&rsquo;s path to redemption may have to wait in favor of outright survival. Alone, save for the dead woman that seems determined to guard his back, Ward&rsquo;s having to face up to the fact that obedience hasn&rsquo;t served him well.<br /> Perhaps now is the time to start asking questions.<br /> Part 2: <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F4640970&amp;t=NTQ0YzQxMjQ5Njg3ODZiMTg2MGQyYzJhYjc5MzgzZDk2NDk5ZDc0MyxhWDd3V0gxOQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Controlled Burn</a>, 6053 words, WIP (&frac12;)<br /> Skye, Ward, Hunter, Morse, Kara, Coulson, May, Fitz, Mack, Lincoln<br /> <b>Summary:</b><br /> <em>If you&rsquo;re going through Hell, keep going.<br /> Grant Ward&rsquo;s in trouble. As if having Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D on his trail wasn&rsquo;t enough, it seems more than one new party has taken an interest in him. The more he digs to find out the truth of what happened to him in Europe, the less he likes the picture that&rsquo;s emerging.<br /> </em><p style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"><em>It&rsquo;s time to take control - of his life and the strange new powers he seems to have acquired. Not only does it seem the only way of staying alive, it could also help bring him back to the one woman he never wanted to leave behind.</em></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><i><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F4313052&amp;t=YjUxMDY1ZTU3MTJiMjEyMWVkY2FmNWQ5ZDNjZGI5ZTY0ZDIxZDcxYixoVlh4VTdsZQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">and there's a storm you're starting now SuperIrishBreakfastTea &raquo;</a></i></p> <p>WIP, Chapters: 9/? (28632 words)<br />Relationships: Fitz/Simmons, Skye/Ward, Hunter/Morse<br />Additional Tags: My first AOS fic, Basically AU Season 2, But not even super AU?, Angst City<br /><b>Summary: </b>AU Season 2. In which Jemma and Fitz struggle to deal with what happened at the bottom of the ocean, Jemma is sick of having to hide, Ward is redeemed, and SHIELD struggles to remake itself while fighting Hydra.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"><a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/redemption-fic" rel="nofollow">redemption fic</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/in-which-the-characters-behave-like-their-s1-incarnations" rel="nofollow">in which the characters behave like their s1 incarnations</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/and-haven%27t-lost-all-humanity-and-compassion" rel="nofollow">and haven't lost all humanity and compassion</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/and-the-team-actually-communicate-to-work-through-their-issues" rel="nofollow">and the team actually communicate to work through their issues</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/the-fact-that-Dr-Garner-is-on-board-probably-helped-with-all-that" rel="nofollow">the fact that Dr Garner is on board probably helped with all that</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/I%27m-really-enjoying-this-AU-season-2" rel="nofollow">I'm really enjoying this AU season 2</a>, <a href="http://astrid-v.tumblr.com/tagged/helps-get-the-canon-taste-out-of-my-mouth" rel="nofollow">helps get the canon taste out of my mouth</a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">&nbsp;</p> <p><br /><u>Genfic:</u></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F3870688&amp;t=ZDg0MzQ4MmRiOGQyMDdhN2E2OTQ1YzkyN2QzYTMyYjEzYTg0YmNlZSxGS0xGMTJuSg%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Vulnerable Mind - Athelassa [complete] &raquo;</a></p> <p>39321 words; Gen (Grant Ward &amp; Agents of SHIELD Team)<br /><b>Tags</b>: Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Action/Adventure, Trust Issues, Redemption, AU after 2x19<br /><b>Summary:</b> &ldquo;<i>Look,&rdquo; Coulson said with a frown, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m the director, I make the decisions. This is a mission that suits Ward&rsquo;s qualities perfectly.&rdquo;</i><br /><i>Oh yes, right. There was primarily one quality that predestined him for this mission.</i><br />&ldquo;<i>I get it, Coulson,&rdquo; Ward threw in with a smirk of false bravado. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m expendable.&rdquo;</i></p> <p style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm">After working together with his former team in the Arctic, Ward finds himself helping out S.H.I.E.L.D. on a regular basis. When he signs up to infiltrate another Hydra base and things go as wrong as they can get, he is forced to lay open what he fears most: the past and his own weakness. Only Coulson&rsquo;s team is able to help him and they have yet to decide if they want to save a branded traitor.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F4222818&amp;t=NDc4MWUyM2IyMTVmZTI2MDI1NTI1ZDEyZTNkZTlhODRjMDZkYTljMSxuNVhzYnU0bQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Hard to Replace - FullofCats</a></p> <p>14760 words<br />Characters: Simmons, Weaver, Gonzales, Ward, Garrett, Fitz, Coulson, May, Skye<br />Tags: AU, Redemption fic<br /><b>Summary: </b><i>There is a poorly written fic floating around where the Kree Stone send Simmons back in time where she pushes Ward into traffic and because of it Trip, Hartley, and Kara are alive and Kara is gay (because Ward&rsquo;s super powers are turning people straight.) </i></p> <i>In this story the Kree rock sends Simmons into a universe where Ward was never on her team and Garrett had recruited an actual psychopath. </i><br /> <i>Yes, inspiration can come from weird places.</i><br /> <p style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"><i>Also this is a Ward redemption story. So if you don&rsquo;t like them, you don&rsquo;t have to read them.</i></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fworks%2F4624722&amp;t=OGNiZjAyMjdlYWZlMDZmOWEwMTZjMDMyYTFiNzNhNDM5MTc1YWExZCw0eFRhM1plQg%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Well, Someone Had To Be Nice - Alkeni</a></p> <p>Part 4 of <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchiveofourown.org%2Fseries%2F305262&amp;t=ZDcwMjI4YjlmMjhmNzgzMGZiMzFkODM3ZTE0ZmM4OTM3ZTQwOTIxZSw0eFRhM1plQg%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">The Lesser of a Whole Host of Evils</a><br />(In which Grant Ward is done taking crap from SHIELD when they come for his help)<br /><b>Summary</b>: Lincoln Campbell really shouldn&rsquo;t have expected much from a meeting that included both Skye and the Ward siblings - they didn&rsquo;t like or trust her, she didn&rsquo;t like or trust them&hellip;</p> <p style="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm">A <i>wonderful</i> recipe for success.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><a name='cutid1-end'></a> <br />&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</p></div><br />
<span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/523833.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=523833" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/527560.htmlgrant wardskyewardgrant ward deserved betterskyefic_recs:agents_of_shieldpublic0http://astridv.livejournal.com/527336.htmlTue, 09 Feb 2016 10:16:24 GMTfic rec: Warrior Witch (Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters)http://astridv.livejournal.com/527336.html
<a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/5177861" rel="nofollow">Warrior Witch, by Eustacia Vye</a><br /><br />Summary:<br /><br />Gretel doesn’t know much about magic, and isn’t sure what she felt about being a white witch herself. But one thing is for sure… She wasn’t going to stop killing evil witches. (3865 words)<br /><br />Great casefic in the vein of the movie, with action and humor.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/523620.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=523620" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/527336.htmlfic_recs:hansel&gretelpublic0http://astridv.livejournal.com/527097.htmlFri, 05 Feb 2016 11:01:22 GMTfic rec: Zinc Man (The Americans)http://astridv.livejournal.com/527097.html
<a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/5431502" rel="nofollow">Zinc Man</a>, by Selena<br /><br /><b>Tags:</b> Case Fic, Afghanistan, set mid-s3<br /><br /><b>Characters: </b>Elizabeth Jennings, Philip Jennings, Arkady Ivanovich, Gabriel, Oleg Igorevich Burov, Yuri Victorovich Silfigarow (OC)<br /><br /><i><b>Summary:</b> Elizabeth and Philip are charged with tracking down a young soldier from Afghanistan who has gone rogue. But what will they find? (6007 words)</i><br /><br />This is the same level of honest writing and authentic feel that I’ve come to expect from the show itself. Really, this could have easily been an episode.<br /><br />I recommend this fic even if you have never watchted The Americans. The story stands on its own, it’s like a mini-episode. (Does contain a significant s2 spoiler, though.)<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/523313.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=523313" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/527097.htmlfic_recs:miscpublic2http://astridv.livejournal.com/526615.htmlFri, 22 Jan 2016 20:15:37 GMThttp://astridv.livejournal.com/526615.html
I just finished meeting with my new Japanese tandem partner and I’m exhausted. She as well. That must mean we did it right. ;) We studied for three hours straight. It was really fun and productive but wow, I'm so wiped. She's only been learning German since October or so, but it's amazing how much she already knows. Shame she’s only gonna stay for a couple more months. Gotta make the best of it. <br /><br />Next week we're making <a href="https://www.google.de/search?q=%E3%81%8A%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%BF%E7%84%BC%E3%81%8D&amp;biw=1024&amp;bih=537&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiBnMnbnb7KAhViJnIKHdkQBfYQ_AUIBigB" rel="nofollow">okonomiyaki</a>. :o)<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/523186.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=523186" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/526615.htmljapaneserecipespublic4http://astridv.livejournal.com/526523.htmlMon, 11 Jan 2016 08:58:29 GMThttp://astridv.livejournal.com/526523.html
I've taken up Yoga again and I'm enjoying it. I quit yoga class about four years ago because with the contant influx of newbies we were rarely getting into any of the more challenging stuff, plus I already had a gym membership and the climbing wall doesn't come cheap, and all the expenses added up. <br /><br />But I had to realize recently that yoga isn't a luxury for me but a necessity - I've been getting stiff as hell. Any longer and I'd get real back problems. When I went to a trial class, I couldn't do movements that were no problem four years ago. Yikes. After two times, I feel like there's already a tiny improvement, back's started to loosen up a bit and after the second class my lower back didn't hurt like it did after the first one. (Forget about actually challenging stuff... I'll be happy sticking to the basics...)<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/522913.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=522913" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/526523.htmlpublic5http://astridv.livejournal.com/526251.htmlTue, 05 Jan 2016 18:15:08 GMThttp://astridv.livejournal.com/526251.html
You know, tumblr has many shortcomings and part of me will always loathe that site and wait for fandom to finally find a new platform to move to.<br /><br />But their tagging system is vastly superior to LJ/DW, no two ways about it.<br /><br />p.s. I can't believe it's been almost a year since I posted here. Yikes. Between tumblr and my job there just was so little time left to hang out here.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/522723.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=522723" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/526251.htmlpublic16http://astridv.livejournal.com/525889.htmlTue, 05 Jan 2016 18:09:57 GMTfanart: Agent Carter (Noir)http://astridv.livejournal.com/525889.html
<img src="http://orig01.deviantart.net/abe3/f/2015/359/6/7/agent_carter__even_noirer_by_astridv-d9lfpd4.jpg"><br /><br /><a href="http://astridv.deviantart.com/art/Agent-Carter-Noir-Style-580175504" rel="nofollow">Here's a colored version of this pic</a>... I also like it, but the b/w version looks more noirish to me. :)<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/522451.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=522451" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/525889.htmlfanartagent carterpublic12http://astridv.livejournal.com/525754.htmlTue, 05 Jan 2016 18:06:00 GMTaos fanart: Headcanon comic coverhttp://astridv.livejournal.com/525754.html
Been a while since I posted here... let's see if I remember how it works ;)<br /><br />I already posted this one, but since I'm between jobs atm, I used the time to fix some older fanart. In this case, I gave Kara Palamas her real face... something that had bugged me to no end.<br /><br /><img src="http://orig05.deviantart.net/fb04/f/2015/357/2/3/renegades__vol_2_by_astridv-d8bqykn.jpg"><br /><br />note: I love Kara Palamas and Grant Ward and will be forever bitter about the way canon treated them. I don't want to discuss it here and I don't want any comments dissing any of the characters in this pic. (aos is the kind of fandom where you need to state this)<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/522028.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=522028" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/525754.htmlwhere the hell is mike petersonfanartgrant ward deserved betteragents_of_shieldkara palamas deserved betterpublic2http://astridv.livejournal.com/525564.htmlFri, 22 May 2015 21:35:34 GMTSHIELD fic recshttp://astridv.livejournal.com/525564.html
<a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3969039" rel="nofollow">maybe i don't know how to love (but maybe i do)</a> by skyesward<br />Skyeward; superhero sidekick AU; part 1/2, 4041 words<br /><i>Summary: She doesn't think she'll ever see him again. It's New York. It'd surprise her if they ever stood on the same street corner again.<br /> As it turns out, fate has a thing for irony.</i><br /> the one where skye is everyone's favourite superhero, and ward is the damsel that searches for distress. <br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3968203" rel="nofollow">you live with ghosts</a> by Overdressedtokill (SkyeStan)<br />Skyeward sorta; semi-canon compliant s3 fic; 2824<br /><i>Summary:</i> superhero Skye confronts supervillain Ward. Except maybe he’s not that much of a supervillain, and maybe nothing’s ever black and white. And maybe Skye hates him. And maybe she doesn’t at all.&lt;/i&gt;<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3977362" rel="nofollow">you and i can make our escape</a> by thequeenofokay<br />Kara/Ward; post S2 fix it fic/ Castle crossover; 1560 words<br /><i>Summary: ‘We were given a tipoff that you’re in danger,’ the officer says. He checks his notes. ‘Something about a past that you need to escape from.’</i><br /> // in which kara palamas gets a new identity and a new job with the nypd.<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3982012" rel="nofollow">chasing those lies (you spend it all)</a> by shineyma<br />biospecialist; The Magical Place tag;2754 words<br /><i>Summary: Jemma is summoned to the Hub three days into their team’s downtime.</i><br /><br />Looks like a oneshot but I'd love to see this developed into a full story.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/521934.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=521934" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/525564.htmlfic_recs:agents_of_shieldpublic0http://astridv.livejournal.com/525075.htmlWed, 20 May 2015 11:34:57 GMTSHIELD fic rechttp://astridv.livejournal.com/525075.html
<a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/1776598" rel="nofollow">Switching it Off (and turning it on again)</a> by CaptainSummerDay<br />Skye/Ward, Fitz, Simmons; IT tech AU; industry spies and IT guys/romance; WIP (15,538 words)<br /><b>Summary:</b> Skye loves her job at Shield Consulting. There's only one thing that can cast a cloud of grief on her day.<br /><br /> Dealing with Tech Support.<br /><br /> Office AU in which Grant makes a bad first impression.<br /><br /><br /><br />Cool plot, kickass Skye. Here's a dose of happiness after the finale that should never have been.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/521632.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=521632" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/525075.htmlfic_recs:agents_of_shieldpublic0http://astridv.livejournal.com/524825.htmlTue, 19 May 2015 09:12:14 GMTSHIELD fic rechttp://astridv.livejournal.com/524825.html
<a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3933820" rel="nofollow">take the gun, count to three</a> by WingedWolf121<br />FitzWard; AU; spies & secret agents; WIP (2857 words)<br /><b>Summary:</b> Agent Grant Ward is the best her majesty’s secret service has to offer. So when M sends him out to investigate the suspicious Daniel Whitehall, he expects nothing more than a lukewarm leftover from the cold war and the chance to kick a few criminals in the face. But Whitehall hasn’t just been making himself a castle fortress—he’s been recruiting scientists. And one of them might be even grumpier than Ward.<br /><br /> Feat 007!Ward, Melinda May as M, Skye as the charming Moneypenny, Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons as scientists who most certainly did not sign up for this, Whitehall as the same psychopath he’s always been but with some Bondian twists, and more!<br />----<br />Only one chapter so far but it's so fun, I gotta rec it right away...<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/521417.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=521417" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/524825.htmlfic_recs:agents_of_shieldpublic0http://astridv.livejournal.com/524769.htmlSun, 10 May 2015 21:36:46 GMTShield fic recs (and 1 Avengers rec)http://astridv.livejournal.com/524769.html
<a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3226304" rel="nofollow">A Walk in the Park</a> by AlphaFlyer<br />Gen; Clint Barton & Maria Hill; spies & secret agents; 1410 words<br /><i>Summary: Clint Barton has complaints, and a job to do; Maria Hill has a ringside seat.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3870688" rel="nofollow">Vulnerable Mind</a> by Athelassa<br />Gen; Grant Ward & team; mission gone wrong/action/hurt/comfort; WIP, 8551 words<br /><i>Summary:“Look,” Coulson said with a frown, “I’m the director, I make the decisions. This is a mission that suits Ward’s qualities perfectly.”<br /> Oh yes, right. There was primarily one quality that predestined him for this mission.<br /> “I get it, Coulson,” Ward threw in with a smirk of false bravado. “I’m expendable.”</i><br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3907168" rel="nofollow">(baby you're) super</a> by SafelyCapricious<br />Biospecialist; very AU; superheroes & supervillains/humor/crack; 2943 words<br /><i>Summary: They give him what amount to super powers and then they try to brainwash him. Needless to say, it doesn’t stick. He has to hand it to whoever in HYDRA’s upper echelon decided on the order of the procedure.</i><br /><br />Surprisingly not angsty, given the subject matter.<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3501344" rel="nofollow">The only exception (is where the lines overlap)</a> by Poetgirl925<br />Skyeward; AU; spies & secret agents/action/UST; 20700 words<br />(part 3 of <a href="http://archiveofourown.org/series/173048" rel="nofollow">The Head and the Heart</a> series)<br /><i>Summary: Skye and Ward continue to build on their working relationship as they both try to ignore the attraction that still simmers between them. Skye's first field mission doesn't go as planned, and Grant realizes that Skye is a dangerous exception to his hard rules.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/38278602" rel="nofollow">Important words (you understand it's love the first time you say "no")</a> by Matarreyes<br />Skyeward; epilogue; 3369 words<br />(part 3 of the <a href="http://archiveofourown.org/series/195473" rel="nofollow">Who they become (always depended only on them)</a> series)<br /><i>Summary: He'd be content to leave the past well enough alone. Forget his time with John, forget his time with Coulson, live just the present. Too bad that Skye is under some strange conviction that if she makes enough balancing, she'll convince Coulson and Grant to play along. It'll never work, he knows, because half of the hate on Coulson's part is subconscious seething about the fact that Grant took Skye away from him.</i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/521006.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=521006" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/524769.htmlfic_recs:avengersfic_recs:agents_of_shieldpublic0http://astridv.livejournal.com/524389.htmlSun, 10 May 2015 11:48:59 GMTShield fic rechttp://astridv.livejournal.com/524389.html
<a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3675132" rel="nofollow">SHIELD Up</a> by NezumiPi <br />Gen; characters: original team; vignettes/snapshots/character study; WIP, 14722 words<br /><br />A series of insightful vignettes through the lives of the characters, starting from when they were little kids. It's perfect. Go read!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/520799.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=520799" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/524389.htmlfic_recs:agents_of_shieldpublic0http://astridv.livejournal.com/524056.htmlTue, 14 Apr 2015 10:38:28 GMTbunch of SHIELD recs, part IIhttp://astridv.livejournal.com/524056.html
<a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3306200" rel="nofollow">Stay the Course</a> by eedmund [now complete!]<br />Skye/Ward, Agent 33, Mike Peterson, team; action/adventure/romance; warning: graphic violence; 51835 words<br /><b>Summary:</b> The course of love never did run smooth but, let's be real honest, no course runs smooth for Skye and Ward. Skye's trying to find out who or what she really is and her fact finding mission leads her and her friends back to S.H.I.E.L.D. and into a nasty altercation with a terrorist group. (part 4 of "An Honest Conversation")<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3740278" rel="nofollow">Six Between the Two of Us</a> by EllieCarina<br />SkyeWard, team, Kara; undercover/mission/romance; 7776 words<br /><b>Summary:</b> Skye has to deal with Ward, Ward has to deal with Skye. And then there is a mission to go undercover...to Hydra of all places. And as a couple, of all things. // Continuation and speculation on the episodes after 2x18.<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3593388" rel="nofollow">queen of no identity</a> by owlvsdove<br />Jemma & Ward & Kara team-up, plus May; friendship/action; 8331 words<br /><b>Summary:</b> Grant brings Kara to Jemma for help.<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3650112" rel="nofollow"> Pull Me Down</a> by larry_hystereks<br />Skyeward canon AU; fluff/action/slow burn; 1736 words<br /><b>Summary:</b> A continuation of 'Push Me Up'.<br /> Skye saves Grant.<br />(Part II of the <a href="http://archiveofourown.org/series/236202" rel="nofollow">Push</a> series)<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3672756" rel="nofollow">dear forgiveness, i saved a plate for you</a> by catteo<br />Skyeward; 3741 words<br /><b>Summary:</b> This came about when Redbrunja asked me whether I thought Grant would buy Skye a ring in order to propose. I ended up justifying my argument in a rather long-winded fashion. You are so welcome. The Skyeward proposal I GENUINELY never thought I would write.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/520455.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=520455" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/524056.htmlqueue to crosspostfic_recs:agents_of_shieldpublic0http://astridv.livejournal.com/523872.htmlTue, 14 Apr 2015 10:32:39 GMTbunch of SHIELD recs, part Ihttp://astridv.livejournal.com/523872.html
I got so many bookmarks saved up, I'm splitting them into two posts.<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3696071" rel="nofollow">Across the Board</a> by Eienvine<br />Skyeward, slow burn; WIP: 4071 words (Only one chapter out so far but it's a great start.)<br /><b>Summary:</b> Skye once thought that she would hate Grant Ward forever. But time has a way of changing things, even hate.<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3738853" rel="nofollow"> blame the evil squirrel</a> by themidsummersoldier<br /><b>Summary:</b> /// “You boys need a moment?” \\\ in which hunter falls, ward catches him, and bobbi almost laughs. (632 words)<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3543035" rel="nofollow">Dawn of Understanding</a> by Athelassa<br />Skye, Ward, Kara, Thomas Ward; [now complete, 18373 words]<br /><b>Summary:</b> “Someday you’ll understand,” Ward had told her back then on that fateful day Hydra had raised its ugly heads for the first time.<br /> Months and a terrifying transformation later, Skye is not even an inch closer to comprehend the man who betrayed the team and her. All she can see is the lies and the path of destruction he left behind. However, when all comes together in a mission and she encounters someone from his past, can she finally start to understand the complicated mess that is Grant Ward? (Set five weeks after 2x10)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11139242/1/Judas" rel="nofollow">Judas</a> by thedevilyouknow106 <br /> Ward&Fitz, SkyeWard; WIP: 29,096 words<br /><b>Summary:</b> What will the team do when they must depend on the person that ruined their family in order to put that family back together? Skye has been taken and the new recruits are MIA. Can Ward and The Team stop bickering long enough to bring home the person that means the most to them? Slow Skyeward burn.<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3562019" rel="nofollow">nice to meet you, where you been? (i could show you incredible things)</a> by exsanguinate<br />Skyeward AU; 2495 words<br /><b>Summary:</b> skye gets confronted by a tall, dark stranger who is definitely not named stan anderson, who she definitely stole some luggage from. <br />(Part II of the <a href="http://archiveofourown.org/series/229685" rel="nofollow">Stolen Luggage AU</a>)<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/520297.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=520297" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/523872.htmlfic_recs:agents_of_shieldpublic0http://astridv.livejournal.com/523716.htmlSun, 15 Mar 2015 21:40:47 GMTAnother wip recs post (SHIELD)http://astridv.livejournal.com/523716.html
<a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3306200" rel="nofollow">Stay the Course</a> by eedmund<br />Skye/Ward, Agent 33, Mike Peterson, team; 32668 words (13/?)<br /><b>Summary:</b> The course of love never did run smooth but, let's be real honest, no course runs smooth for Skye and Ward. Skye's trying to find out who or what she really is and her fact finding mission leads her and her friends back to S.H.I.E.L.D. and into a nasty altercation with a terrorist group. (part 4 of "An Honest Conversation")<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3541460" rel="nofollow">the fault lines between us</a> by catteo<br />Ward&Palamas (future Skyeward); 2403 words (1/?)<br /><b>Summary:</b> Set immediately post 2x10. Kara and Ward go on the run and, in the process, learn a lot more about who they really are.<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3543035" rel="nofollow">Dawn of Understanding</a> by Athelassa<br />Skye&Ward; 2840 words (1/3)<br /><b>Summary:</b> “Someday you’ll understand,” Ward had told her back then on that fateful day Hydra had raised its ugly heads for the first time.<br /><br /> Months and a terrifying transformation later, Skye is not even an inch closer to comprehend the man who betrayed the team and her. All she can see is the lies and the path of destruction he left behind. However, when all comes together in a mission and she encounters someone from his past, can she finally start to understand the complicated mess that is Grant Ward? (Set five weeks after 2x10.)<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3445238" rel="nofollow">Know Your Enemy</a> by FavoredFire<br />AU; Skye/Ward and ensemble; 24045 (6/?)<br /><b>Summary:</b> Living in the shadows since SHIELD's fall from grace, Skye had grown used to the trust issues and desperate power grabs with Hydra. She didn't know any of the sleeper agents, she never felt the betrayal her mentors did, but she hates Hydra all the more for them.<br /><br /> But when a mission gone wrong results in Skye becoming entangled with Coulson's number one enemy's protege, Skye is forced to look at the world differently and question everything she thought she knew about the world of espionage- and herself.<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3440747" rel="nofollow">Memory</a> by FullofCats<br />Gen; Ward, team, 33; warning: torture (ch.2); 17796 words (15/?)<br /><b>Summary:</b> Four months after the events of What they Become, Phil Coulson learns that Ward has been kidnapping Hydra Agents and is being tortured by Hydra for the intel. When the team take a chance on rescuing him, Ward wakes up claiming not knowing who he is or the team.<br /><br /> Coulson tries some desperate measures to figure out if Ward is lying or not, but instead starts uncovering some deep dark secrets from Ward's past.<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3507728" rel="nofollow">A Special Kind of Crazy</a> by Sreya<br />Ward, Skye, Garrett; AU; 2591 words<br /><b>Summary:</b> Skye's been arrested by SHIELD after holding up a coffee shop with an Asgardian weapon and spilling the beans about her search for her parents. Is she going to the Fridge, or will someone decide her talents are better used elsewhere? (Continuation of Hostages and Coffee)<br /><br /><a href="http://archiveofourown.org/series/225881" rel="nofollow">iscariot</a> by sleeplessmiles<br />Simmons, Ward, 33; 8723 words (2 parts)<br /><b>Summary:</b> Jemma becomes the reluctant travel companion of Ward and Kara.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/520055.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=520055" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/523716.htmlfic_recs:agents_of_shieldpublic0http://astridv.livejournal.com/523364.htmlFri, 27 Feb 2015 09:36:25 GMTvid rec: This Night (Skyeward)http://astridv.livejournal.com/523364.html
<lj-embed id="36" /><br /><br />Great editing. Love the style and the song choice.<br /><br />(This vid was recced by Brett Dalton. The man has taste :).)<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/519785.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=519785" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/523364.htmlagents_of_shieldvid_recspublic0http://astridv.livejournal.com/523120.htmlSun, 15 Feb 2015 09:41:42 GMTSHIELD fic rechttp://astridv.livejournal.com/523120.html
<a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3353177" rel="nofollow">The Difficulty with Life Debts</a> by Athelassa<br />Gen; Ward, 33, Cal; h/c; 6021 words<br /><b>Summary:</b> What happened to Ward after he got shot in 2x10 “What They Become”. Basically just a speculation fic about what we will get to see in the second half of Season 2. One-shot.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/519503.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=519503" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/523120.htmlfic_recs:agents_of_shieldpublic0http://astridv.livejournal.com/522799.htmlTue, 10 Feb 2015 09:34:32 GMTShield fic rechttp://astridv.livejournal.com/522799.html
<a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/3325352" rel="nofollow">Check-Up</a> by jdphoenix<br />Ward/Simmons; missing scene/romance/humor/general adorableness; 1839 words<br /><b>Summary:</b> In which Grant is not jealous of Mike Peterson. Not even a little.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: smaller;">Originally posted at <a href="http://astridv.dreamwidth.org/519367.html" rel="nofollow">Dreamwidth</a>. Comments: <img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=astridv&amp;ditemid=519367" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></span>http://astridv.livejournal.com/522799.htmlfic_recs:agents_of_shieldpublic0